When Is Sectioning A Good Idea?
Deciding when a Loved One might need civil commitment can be a great challenge. In this post, Dominique Simon-Levine examines helpful perspective…
Category: MODULE 8 – the planned conversation (intervention approach)
My Little Brother is Using Like I Used to
When all but one member of a family is in recovery and living a sober lifestyle, how do they approach their loved one's use without being too overbear…
Loved One with Diabetes Goes to ER with Severe Withdrawals
1delapsia's Loved One landed in the ER, in the midst of full-blown withdrawals, narrowly escaping a diabetic coma. The doctors spe…
Loved One Sneaking Beer Round the Clock
A family member reaches out for guidance with her Loved One who drinks whenever he is not at work. He sneaks beer everywhere in the house, drinks…
She Secretly Struggles with Bulimia & Alcohol
There is a difference between someone who is legitimately unaware of the effects and dangers of what they are doing, who doesn’t have, or has no…
How Exactly Does This Website Help Families?
Allies' founder and director, Dominique Simon-Levine, responds to questions from our Content Editor about the Key Observation exercises in our eLearni…
Why Preparing a Treatment Plan Works!
Again and again, research has shown that people are more likely to follow through on something they themselves want and intend to do —…
Treatment, Relapse, now Jail
A mother called the police when her addicted daughter stole her car. Now the daughter is in jail and furious, blaming her parents. What next?
Can The Whole Family Get on The Same Page?
Unity in a family is hard to orchestrate, especially where addiction is present. Sometimes this is because parents are elderly or a family member is t…
Learning to Mother Again
The family drug court is granting this mother in recovery more access to her child. But the grandparents, who are raising their granddaughter, are con…